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Benjamin Fontes, MPH, CBSP

Yale University Environmental Health and Safety

Ben has an undergraduate degree in Biology from Wesleyan University (1986) and a MPH in Industrial Hygiene from the University of Michigan (1995). He is a Certified Biological Safety Professional and an active member of the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA), where he has served as the 2010 President of the association. Ben has also served on the executive board of the International Federation of Biosafety Associations (2013 – 2020) where he has served as Board Chair from 2014 – 2017.

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Basic Introduction to Biosafety Basic Introduction to Biosafety
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course offers an introduction to biosafety for researchers.

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Biosafety Officer Training – Basic Biosafety Officer Training – Basic
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course offers an Introduction to biosafety for new biosafety officers and other environmental health and safety professionals.

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Initial Biosafety Training Initial Biosafety Training
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course offers initial training for researchers handling biohazards in a research or clinical laboratory.

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Disaster Planning for the Research Enterprise Disaster Planning for the Research Enterprise
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Series: Disaster Planning and Response

Provides information about disaster preparedness and business continuity planning in research.

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Animal Biosafety Animal Biosafety
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course offers training for animal researchers conducting experiments involving biohazards.

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Select Agents, Biosecurity, and Bioterrorism Select Agents, Biosecurity, and Bioterrorism
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course provides training on select agent regulations.

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OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course provides training that meets OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard.

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Personal Protective Equipment Personal Protective Equipment
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course provides training on OSHA personal protective equipment (PPE) requirements.

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Human Gene Transfer Human Gene Transfer
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course offers training on National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) requirements for...

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Biosafety Retraining Biosafety Retraining
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course offers retraining for researchers handling biohazards in a research or clinical laboratory.

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Institutional Biosafety Committee Member Training Institutional Biosafety Committee Member Training
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course offers basic training for Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) members.

Benjamin Fontes, MPH, CBSP
NIH Recombinant DNA Guidelines NIH Recombinant DNA Guidelines
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course offers training on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant and Synthe...

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Emergency and Incident Response to Biohazard Spills and Releases Emergency and Incident Response to Biohazard Spills and Releases
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Series: Biosafety and Biosecurity (BSS)

This course offers training on biohazard emergency response.

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